Medical Device Interoperability Engineer - Hybrid in Kansas City MO office)

Description

Oracle Connected Devices is seeking a Medical Device Interoperability Engineer to join our Connected Devices organization. In this role, you will work directly with medical device manufacturers, Oracle Product Management, and Engineering teams to enable reliable interoperability between medical devices and Oracle's cloud and healthcare technology offerings.

Oracle Connected Devices brings together edge connectivity, device integration, cloud-based IoT services, healthcare interoperability, and device management capabilities to help healthcare organizations securely connect and utilize data from medical devices.

As a Medical Device Interoperability Engineer, you will serve as a technical liaison between medical device manufacturers and Oracle, helping partners understand Oracle's integration capabilities while translating device-specific requirements and healthcare workflows into actionable technical solutions.

You will be responsible for planning and executing device interoperability validations, investigating integration challenges, and collaborating with engineering teams to address gaps and improve product capabilities. You will also contribute to Oracle's engagement with industry interoperability organizations and standards initiatives.

This is a hands-on, highly collaborative technical role that combines medical device integration, healthcare interoperability standards, cloud technology, and cross-organizational problem solving.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Medical Device Manufacturer Engagement

• Establish and maintain technical working relationships with medical device manufacturers and their integration teams.
• Collaborate with manufacturers to understand device connectivity capabilities, supported protocols, data structures, integration requirements, and intended clinical workflows.
• Evaluate manufacturer integration specifications and identify approaches for integrating their devices with Oracle's Connected Devices offerings.
• Serve as a technical point of contact for interoperability discussions, technical discovery, integration planning, and validation activities.
• Identify opportunities to simplify device onboarding and improve integration consistency across manufacturers and device categories.

Device Integration and Interoperability Validation

• Plan, coordinate, and execute interoperability validations between medical devices and Oracle's Connected Devices capabilities.
• Develop validation plans, test scenarios, and acceptance criteria covering device connectivity, data acquisition, transformation, transmission, and downstream consumption.
• Perform hands-on testing using physical medical devices, device simulators, vendor interfaces, and Oracle cloud services.
• Validate data accuracy, completeness, timing, device identity, clinical context, and proper representation of device-generated information.
• Investigate integration failures, protocol inconsistencies, data-mapping issues, and unexpected device behavior.
• Document test results, interoperability limitations, known issues, and recommended corrective actions.
• Maintain reusable validation procedures and technical documentation to support future manufacturer integrations.

Oracle Platform and Product Expertise

• Develop and maintain strong technical knowledge of Oracle's Connected Devices architecture, offerings, and integration capabilities.
• Work with OCI IoT Platform services, including device connectivity, telemetry ingestion, digital twins, and device data normalization.
• Understand Oracle Device Data FHIR Service and its role in enabling healthcare interoperability through FHIR-based resources and APIs.
• Support integration and validation scenarios involving Oracle IoT Connector, edge gateways, device adapters, drivers, and cloud-connected device workflows.
• Evaluate integration approaches involving REST APIs, MQTT, HTTPS, event processing, and other relevant connectivity technologies.
• Work with technical teams to determine the appropriate integration approach for specific devices, manufacturers, and clinical use cases.

Product and Engineering Collaboration

• Translate manufacturer requirements and clinical workflow needs into clearly documented technical requirements for Oracle Product Management and Engineering.
• Identify product limitations, interoperability gaps, and opportunities to improve device integration capabilities.
• Create detailed issue reports, including reproducible test scenarios, expected behavior, observed results, and supporting technical evidence.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineering teams to assess the impact and priority of identified issues.
• Participate in design reviews, troubleshooting sessions, integration planning, and validation readiness activities.
• Validate resolutions and enhancements to confirm that they address manufacturer requirements and interoperability objectives.
• Provide feedback that informs product enhancements, integration frameworks, and device support priorities.

Healthcare Standards and Industry Participation

• Apply healthcare interoperability standards and implementation guidance, including HL7 v2, HL7 FHIR, and Service-oriented Device Connectivity (SDC).
• Evaluate medical device data models and integration approaches for alignment with relevant healthcare interoperability standards.
• Participate in interoperability testing, standards discussions, and industry initiatives involving organizations such as IHE and FHIR Caliper.
• Represent Oracle's technical perspectives and interoperability objectives in appropriate working groups, technical discussions, and industry events.
• Communicate emerging interoperability requirements, industry trends, and standards developments to Oracle's product and engineering organizations.
• Support efforts to improve standards-based integration and reduce manufacturer-specific integration complexity.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Health Informatics, Information Technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Typically 3 to 5+ years of relevant experience in medical device integration, healthcare interoperability, technical solution engineering, systems integration, or software validation.
• Experience working with medical devices, medical device manufacturers, healthcare technology vendors, or healthcare interoperability solutions.
• Working knowledge of HL7 v2, HL7 FHIR, and healthcare data exchange concepts.
• Familiarity with Service-oriented Device Connectivity (SDC) and its application to medical device interoperability.
• Experience integrating and testing systems through APIs, network protocols, structured messages, or device-specific interfaces.
• Ability to interpret technical specifications, analyze device-generated data, and troubleshoot integration issues.
• Experience creating technical test plans, executing validation scenarios, and documenting test results.
• Understanding of cloud technologies, connected-device architectures, and data integration workflows.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, written communication, and documentation skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating across product management, engineering, and external partner organizations.
• Ability to communicate technical requirements and findings to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience integrating bedside monitors, infusion pumps, ventilators, patient monitoring systems, or other connected medical devices.
• Experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, OCI IoT Platform, Oracle Device Data FHIR Service, or related Oracle Connected Devices technologies.
• Experience with device gateways, edge computing platforms, device adapters, drivers, or IoT connectivity solutions.

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